Part Monster

by Piano Magic

Part Monster cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 May 2007
  • Label: Make Mine Music
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:19
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jerome Tcherneyan, Alasdair Steer, Guy Fixsen, Terry Edwards

Album Notes & Community Reviews

English indie collective Piano Magic drifted into heavier, more abrasive sonic territory on 'Part Monster'. Co-produced by Guy Fixsen, the record embraces thick, shoegaze-inflected guitar textures and moody, post-punk atmospheres, a noticeable departure from their earlier electronic leanings.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield, rhythmic, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. The Last Engineer (5:38)
  2. England's Always Better - As You're Pulling Away (6:03)
  3. Incurable - Reprise (4:45)
  4. Soldier Song (5:00)
  5. The King Cannot Be Found (3:53)
  6. Great Escapes (4:37)
  7. Cities & Factories (5:15)
  8. Halfway Through (4:11)
  9. Saint Preserve Us (5:53)
  10. Part Monster (2:58)

Credits

  • Piano Magic - primary artist
  • Alasdair Steer - bass, written-by
  • Franck Alba - guitar [guitars], written-by
  • Cedric Pin - synthesizer [synthesizers], electric piano [rhodes], piano, written-by
  • Terry Edwards - trumpet
  • Ang猫le David-Guillou - voice [female voice], written-by
  • Future Conditional - concept by [from an original idea by]
  • Simon Rivers - voice [other male voice], words by, written-by

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